Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1887-04-22
FIFTEENTH DAY.

Court opened again as usual and the first
witness called to the stand was H. L. leavitt
The witness was asked q few un1mportant
questions. after which. the time being only a
little after 10 a. m.. the defense announced
that it rested its case. The State announced
that it had not anticipated that the defense
would rest 80 soon, and it recalled IL few wit
nesses for further examination.
Il. A. Lyon, recalled: The night of the
murder of Haddock / went down to the body.
When I met DR.. Knott on the way to the BODY
that was the first 1 heard of who was killed. I
remember the day of the funeral of DR.. Had
dock. don't know a man by the name Of
Fisher. Yes, l know an elderly gentleman by
that name. l saw him in my store before or
did not at that time, taking a revolver in my
that shot the id preacher" 1 did not use
words to that effect I did not at that time, IN
response to his question, ''Youknow all about
more Of them killed" idi not, in response
to his question, sYou belong to that crowd?"
say: Il do.
6. W. Schmidt, being recalled, states where
he has resided for the past fifteen years, Lake
Benton, Minnesota, being one of the points.
&c. Peterson, recalled by the State for
further cross-examination: I testified for the
defense a few days ago. l did not, when I
was in Murphy's Office, say that at the time
the shot was fred I was standing in the door.
Fourth street. Idon'tknow a man by the
name of ?. H. Grimm. Mr.. Grimm was re-
| quested to stand up, but the witness shook his
head in sign Of failure to reco snize him. Wit
ness, continuing: don't know him. I did
Murphy. say that I was standing in a door on
the south side Of Fourth street when the shot
was fired, nor that 1 then went over to the
body, nor that found an o1ficer there by the
body. L did not say at that time that when I
got to the body people were talking and say
ingit was too bad. i did not say that I hurried
over to the body and that people were saying
that ii was Haddock who was killed. did
not tell them that l staid by the body five or
seven minutes, and then went down home.
o.. H. Jackson, lumber dealer John l. Cass,
County Attorney; A. T. Nordville, Probate
Judge; E. N. Olmen, County Commissioner;
all from Lake Benton, Mimi, swear that the
reputation of G. W. Schmidt for truth and We
racity is bad.
j. M. Knott ~testifes: On my return from
the scene of the shooting I met H. A. Lyon on
the middle of the crossing on Pearl and Fourth
streets. 1t was about 1855 when I met him.
Lyon stopped me. and when I told him that
Haddock was killed, he said: Good enough
for HIM"
Richard Fisher testifes: 1 have lived in
Sioux City nineteen years. I used to have a
boot and shoe store near Lyons gun store.
knew Lyon. After the murder Of Haddock
went to Lyons store to look at a revolver. 1t
was the day of Haddock's funeral. When
was there Lyon took up q revolver and said:
"That is one of the kind that killed the id
to that crowd;" I said: Il dos He replied;
"You might get killed. too"
Mr.. and Mrs. d. A. Mageo testify that they
live on the corner of Third and Water streets
that they heard the shot that killed Haddock
that they got up and went to the window; that
no one could pass their residence on the side
walk for five minutes after the shooting with
out their being heard; and that il two men had
passed there upon the sidewalk they would
have been heard, as the boards were loose and
made considerable noise when anybody passed
ovor them.
L. l.. Foley, t~estifes: 1 have lived in Sioux
City seven years and am a justice of the peace.
Know the witness Peterson or Juhl. About
the 4th of December he was at myhouse about
So'clock in the evening. City Marshal Stanley
was present had some conversation with
Peterson at that time.
Witness was handed the following paper,
which was read:
George w. kellogg came to me Wednesday
evening November 3, 1887, at Norfolk, Neb. j
met him at the law Office of Harry c. Bronze
Bronze wrote a statement which George w. KEEL
logg wanted me to sign; Bronze read part of ii
to me. He did not read it all. did not under.
stand the contents of the paper. Kellogg wanted
Inc to swear that John Arensdorf was not one
OF the men who passed me q few moments be-
to this he would give me a good pile of money
| signed the paper but would not swear to it
Kellogg said he was trying to find out who killed
the preacher. He said there was 5000 reward
offered for the murderer, and he would give ms
one-half the reward if I would keep still and not
say anything about the statement to any of the
officers at Sioux City, Iowa.
JAMES. G JuHL.
Subscribed and sworn to before mo, by the
said james G. Juhl, this 4th day of November
1856. II. J.. FoIEv
Justice of the Pence in and for Woodbury. Coun
ty, Iowa.
Witness continuing: l identify that pape,